I've been called to appear for Jury Duty about half a dozen times in my life. Never have I been asked a qualifying question or even seen the inside of the courtroom. I never got passed the Sunday night call up that instructs you to show up at cattle call on Monday am.
Until last Sunday. The phone recording let me know my "group" was to appear. Well, OK. Monday morning, I checked in at the Greene County Judicial Building. No problem. I took Business Law 101 about 100 years ago in college, so I knew that a jury was approximately 12 people. A quick glance around the crowded room (count the legs and divide by two) assured me that the odds of being selected were about 1 in 5. Also, I figured that a conservative, successful businesswoman was just not welcome on any kind of jury. I remembered the OJ trial. I figured I was off the hook.